* News Updates
* Special offers
* Post reviews
Create Account

 1  2  Next >> 

Napa Valley

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Region of the Week: March 3, 2008

Napa Valley, like Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Chianti, is equally recognizable to both wine connoisseurs and neophytes alike. And it's a reputation that is well-deserved: Few places in the world are as perfectly suited to the cultivation of cabernet sauvignon as this Valley north of San Francisco. But don't think of the Valley as a monolith: It's...read more

Tagged Under: Napa Valley

Posted In: Wine Regions

2 Comments

 

Wines That I Miss: Tres Sabores

Written By: Dylan York on Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Absence makes the heart grow fonder for Tres Sabores.

Today I was thinking about some of the wines that I wish were available on the island and one in particular popped into my head. Before I got to the island I took a quick trip to Napa Valley to visit a few of my favorite wineries. One of my stops included my friend Julie Johnson's winery, Tres Sabores. It is a fantastic boutique winery on the...read more
 

   Featured Sponsors

aroma promotions coffee wine


 

Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley Wines

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Napa and Sonoma are America's answer to the great wine regions of the world: The variety of grapes that are grown there, and the quality of wine that results, can and do rival those of any region in the world. From the blockbuster Cabernet Sauvignons and Zinfandels to the famously full-bodied Chardonnays to the elegant Pinot Noirs, there is...read more
 

Brunello Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, July 12, 2006
The Brunello grape variety itself is but a version of Sangiovese, the base of all Chiantis. However, when most connoisseurs refer to this variety, they do so in the context of discussing its most famous incarnation, the Brunello di Montalcino, a rich, intensely flavorful red wine from Tuscany. And because it is technically a varietal wine -...read more
 

   Featured Sponsors

aroma promotions coffee wine


 

Affluent - The Wines of Piedmont

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Piedmont is breaking out of relative obscurity and joining the ranks of the top regions.

Ask any connoisseur where the world's greatest wines are produced and you're likely to hear the same regions you would have ten or twenty years ago: Burgundy, Bordeaux, Napa - the usual suspects. But in recent years, the wines of Piedmont have made a deliciously persuasive case for inclusion in that group. World-class wines are nothing...read more
 

The Club that Bill Harlan Built

Written By: Kasey Carpenter on Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Ready to apply for a membership?

Okay, I understand that Bill Harlan, or should I say H. William Harlan (haven't all these types of guys been doing this kind of thing for years, H. Ross Perot, T. Boone Pickens – maybe to be taken seriously I need to go with K. Allen Carpenter), is the man when it comes to Napa Cabernet. We know who the women are, but he is the man.

And I know...

read more
 

   Featured Sponsors

aroma promotions coffee wine


 

2002 Turley Petite Syrah Library Vineyard

Written By: Michael Zimberg on Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Deep, dark and brooding. Explosive nose of winter and cedar. Smells like it'll be killer. Then at first it is, until the finish. Nothing but tannins. Hard to get past it, much more powerful than the pure fruit underneath. May shed over time. Still, Turley makes some amazing wines. Worth a try. With a burrito. Mikey's Grade

"Mikey's Grade"...read more
 

2002 Turley Petite Syrah Library Vineyard

Written By: Michael Zimberg on Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Deep, dark and brooding. Explosive nose of winter and cedar. Smells like it'll be killer. Then at first it is, until the finish. Nothing but tannins. Hard to get past it, much more powerful than the pure fruit underneath. May shed over time. Still, Turley makes some amazing wines. Worth a try. With a burrito. Mikey's Grade

"Mikey's Grade"...read more
 

   Featured Sponsors

aroma promotions coffee wine


 

Sustainable Wine

Written By: Romany Reagan on Tuesday, April 22, 2008

A ray of hope for imbibers with a conscience.

It's so cool that now green is cool, because kids, it's getting warm in here -- and Napa has noticed. As the region makes 90% of the wine consumed in the US, what they do and how they do it affects us all on some level. It's a tale both scary and affirming. What's scary is the timeline during which we can expect some of these changes to...read more
 

The Next Big Thing

Written By: Kasey Carpenter on Thursday, November 8, 2007

The Wheel. Sliced Bread. Google Stocks.

Where do we go to find the next big thing in wine? How does one identify an up and comer versus another dog in the pack?

I get asked this question so often it prompts me to write this article.

The rules that govern investment dynamics are pretty much the same when it comes to finding the next great wine. As my day to day job of brokering wines...

read more
 

   Featured Sponsors

aroma promotions coffee wine